Lotus -- and indeed, all British cars -- have a history of reliability issues. For years, the electronics had a horrible reputation, but other bits and pieces tended to fall off, as well. When Acura started making the Legend, they sold the engine and platform to Sterling, which put its own body on the car and sold it in the US under the Sterling name. Well, the engine and platform were fine, but the rest of it wasn't very reliable. The Sterling version failed miserably in the US, and Sterling folded here. But Acura, of course, went on to much success.
Bottom line: if you're looking for reliability, you may be taking a gamble here. Hopefully, Lotus and Toyota have gotten it right this time, but you never know. If you're 5 hours from the nearest dealer, you need to decide if this is the right car for you.